A Wizard of Earthsea

The First Book of Earthsea

De: Ursula K. Le Guin

Narrado por: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith

Ged, the greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea, was called Sparrowhawk in his reckless youth.

Hungry for power and knowledge, Sparrowhawk tampered with long-held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon the world. This is the tale of his testing, how he mastered the mighty words of power, tamed an ancient dragon, and crossed death's threshold to restore the balance.

Read by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith

©2018 Ursula K. Le Guin (P)2018 Orion Publishing Group

Quality voice acting.

He sounds like a little much at first it I was impressed by the subtle transformation of his character voice for Ged: from sullen and sulky teen to brooding young lad to stoic reserved man grown. This subtlety works with rather than against the dramatic storybook narration of the tale. Good good reading of good good book. I await the next in the series.

One of the greatest Fantasy Stories written.

Fantasy lovers must have read/listened to this book series. A typical heroic story of a wizard from young and naive to wise and powerful.

Absolutely recommend this version, the narrator gives the story a wonderful sparkle and interpretation.

Classic

Incredible, deep, awesome :-)
Highly recommended for everyone around :-) no matter the age or gender :-) happy reading

Wonderful book.

Despite being a classic fantasy story about wizards and magic, Ursula K. Le Guin has created an enveloping tale about the upbringing and making of a great mage. The world it is set in, and the writing itself are both very original and fascinating. An awesome book, in every sense of the word.

Fantastic

The moment I realised this book is from the 1960s my respect for it bloomed. A hero’s journey with shadow and light being integral to one another

Le Guin + H-Smith = Great performance 🙌👏🏻

A classic told by a great sounding voice with nuances and consistent style. Will listen to this again

Fantastic

One of my Favourite books, well narrated! I am looking forward to completing the series

Old story reinvigorated by best narrator ever.

I liked Ursula Le Guin's stories when I was younger, and stumbled across this audio book with Kobna Holdbrook-Smith as narrator. Could not resist buying it and well worth it. Classic mage coming of age and wisdom story and still the best narrator ever. will go looking for more now, fingers crossed.

Fantastic, simply fantastic.

I am a sucker for raspy voices so I loved the narrator and the accents used.
Although the story is the show-stopper Ursula's work is wonderful in really special way not too long and not too short, the world is less bright without her.

Timeless Tale, Incredible Narration

The narration was the kind of narration you wish every story was read in. Stellar. The tale itself is so beautifully written, capturing and distilling a wonderous story without complicated details or drawn out suspense. Just simply brilliant.